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Mesopotamia the Mighty & the Weak

How do historical turning points influence individuals and communities?

Bellingham Schools Research Investigation

6th Grade

 

 

Steps for this Project

You will follow the Research Cycle as you work through this project. The steps are:

Questioning
Guiding question: "How do historical turning points influence individuals and communities?”  In order to answer that question, you will focus in two specific questions to guide your planning and your research.  

Planning
Decide on what jobs your team will need to do in order to get the information to answer your questions.

Gathering
Use the resources and websites to gather information for your Notes Sheet. 

Sorting and Sifting
Now it is time to arrange and rearrange the information to focus on what is important to your project.

Synthesizing
What decisions can you make, using the information you gathered?  What information do you still need to find?

Gather, Sort, Sift, Synthesize
Repeat these steps until you have all the information you need.

Evaluating
Does your information support your decision? How did you work as a team?

Reporting
You will translate your findings into a persuasive
Next, effective presentation, complete with graphics.

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

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Created by:  Marion Hiller  Edited by: Linda St Andre & Eileen Andersen
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Research modules based on use of the Research Cycle, Module Maker, and ideas in Beyond Technology by Jamie McKenzie.